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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Barclay's.Bank.Plc@vox.com.py, "London." <marlene@vox.com.py>
Reply-To: bbankplc3@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:18:45 -0000
Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT



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REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF
(US$27,000.000.00USD).

This is to notify you about the development of your fund right now in my desk.
After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The
Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and
contacted us to see to your immediate payment.

We write to inform you that, this office has arranged the entire necessary
document for our Telex Department for immediate payment into your bank account. Be informed that We can only transfer the fund into your account yet until you get your (NON RESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE) submit to this bank for
immediately transfer into your account. We shall update you with next
correspondence as soon as we confirm the documents. Thanks for your
co-operation.

>From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of
charges to see to the release of your fund ($27, 000, 000, 00) which has been
delayed. Be advised to stop further communication with any
correspondence from West Africa. You don't have to pay any charges to receive
your out standing fund anymore as you have met up with the whole
requirements but your representatives in Nigeria, West Africa will tell you still to go ahead with them but stop/ignore whom so ever and forward such mail to my desk for proper and professional advice.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance
Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us for
handling/processing your payment. We will help you
to see that you obtain the form so that our bank will affect immediate
transfer of your Out standing sum ($27,000, 000, 00) into your designated
bank account without.

If you follow up our directives your fund will reflect in your account
within five working Bank days from the day you obtain this form. Do not go
any other one regarding your claim, as it is your own risk any division of your said funds ($27,000, 000, 00.

Mr. Frank Douglas
Barclay's Bank Plc, London.
Foreign Remittance Department Section


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